I HAVE GIVEN SOME OF THESE DRAGON BOAT BROOCHES TO BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS,THEY MAKE A LOVELY GIFT!!
BEAUTIFUL SIAM JEWELLERY(THAILAND) MARKED SIAM SILVER.THESE PIECES ARE ALL STERLING SILVER WITH ENAMEL
SIAM SILVERWAS A POPULAR GIFT FOR THEIR SWEETHEARTS/WIVES FROM SOLDIERS STATIONED THERE FROM 1920S ON.MOST OF IT WAS COMPLETELY HANDMADE JEWELLERY.
COLOURS ARE CONSIDERED SIAM SILVER BUT NOT TRUE NIELLO.
STILL LOVELY,THE TECHNIQUE BEING SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TO NIELLOWARE ,WHICH IS BLACK,MOST SIAM PIECES ARE OF CHARACTERS IN HINDU FOLKLORE,USUALLY THE GODDESS MEKKALA BEING PURSUED BY THE EVIL KING OF CEYLON,THE THAI VERSION OF THE RAMAYAMA STORY
SIAM BECAME THAILAND ABOUT 1945,SO THESE ARE VINTAGE ITEMS ,AND SUCH A PRETTY COLOUR!!
THIS IS A VERY PRETTY DESIGN ,VERY FEMININE IN COLOUR AND STYLE,WHICH FURTHER MAKES THEM APPEALLING TO DRAGON BOAT LADIES!!MATCH BEAUTIFULLY WITH LISTED EARRINGS.
VERY GOOD CONDITION ,MARKED THAILAND STERLING,SO PROBABLY NEWER THAN OTHER PIECES
LOOK AT MY OTHER PIECES ,I AM SELLING ALL MY COLLECTION!MAKE YOURSELF A SET!!
PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING,ITEMS SOLD AS IS, I WILL COMBINE ,SO PLEASE HAVE A LOOK!!
REGISTERED POST REQUIRED DUE TO PAYPAL REGULATIONS,SAFER FOR YOU AND ME!!